Lung function, radiological changes and exposure: Analysis of ATSDR data from Libby, MT, USA

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 376-383

  Weill, D ^a   Dhillon, G ^a   Freyder, L ^b   Lefante, J ^c   Glindmeyer, H ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asbestos related lung disease; Libby; Spirometry; Tremolite; Vermiculite

Indexed keywords

TREMOLITE; VERMICULITE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COSTOPHRENIC ANGLE OBLITERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; MINER; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLEURA PLAQUE; PLEURA THICKENING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALUMINUM SILICATES; ASBESTOS, AMPHIBOLE; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINING; MONTANA; PLEURAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SMOKING;

EID: 80051480592     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00050210     Document Type: Article

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